Updating the Playoffs

Yesterday the Suns met up once again with the Dallas Mavericks and were victorious by the score of 106-86. That tied the Series back up at 2-2. This game marked the return of Raja Bell from a thigh strain and he was back to being a pest on defense. The Suns had three players who scored 20 or more points. They were Leandro Barbosa (24), Boris Diaw (20) and Steve Nash (21 points and 7 assists). Dallas on the other hand had no players at 20 or above and so Nash clearly one the best friend Match-up as Dirk Nowitzki only scored 11 points and had 7 rebounds. As you can see from the picture Nash was putting up quite the fight in this game.


Tonight the Detroit Pistons, the defending Eastern Conference champions for the last two seasons, were facing elimination at the hands of the Miami Heat who led the series 3-1. The Pistons will live to play another day though as they won 91-78.

Sports Update

First off I would like to congratulate Barry Lamar Bonds for hitting his 715th career homerun. That homerun put him in sole possession of second place on the all-time homerun record. It is an amazing feat and I applaud him for it. I don’t believe the controversy surrounding him whether he took steroids or not, because you can go through any time period of baseball and find some other reason to knock the records of his time. Whether it is Babe Ruth’s time when he didn’t have to play against African American opponents or whether it was during the time period of the juiced ball or dead ball, or if it was when pitchers were getting away with altering the baseball through sandpaper, spit, Vaseline or sweat. There are plenty of opportunities throughout the history to challenge records, so there is no reason to start now. Congratulations Barry and I hope you pass Hank Aaron before your career is over.





On Sunday night the Phoenix Suns once again fell to the Dallas Mavericks by the score of 95-88. As you can see from the declining scores, the Mavericks are imposing their style of basketball on the series and preventing the Suns run-and-gun style from coming through. Half court games are not best suited for the Suns and it has shown in the two consecutive losses they have received. In the Battle of the Best Friends Dirk Nowitzki won the battle with his 28 points, 17 rebounds and 5 assists to Steve Nash’s 21 points, 1 rebound and 7 assists. I hope that things get better for the Suns in game 4.

Da Vinci Code and More Zoo Pictures

The other day I went with Thao to view the movie version of the best-selling novel the Da Vinci Code starring Tom Hanks. It was two and a half hours, but it was compelling all the way through. There are good twists and turns and interesting twists regarding the plot. I do recommend it to people that are looking for an interesting movie where you are looking forward to what happens next. Of course most of the historic stuff mentioned in the movie is either, theory, inaccurate or can’t be proven, but it has been written and presented in a way where you won’t really criticize it until possibly after the movie is over, unless you go into the movie trying to rip it apart. Anyway, I did enjoy it and I think some of you will as well so check it out.

Now to appease my girlfriend I am posting the requested “monkey pictures.” Ha ha ha, actually I am happy to post the pictures for people to see and requests are still welcome. I am posting the pictures of the non-caged monkeys because unfortunately the pictures of the caged monkeys are focused on the cage and didn’t come out to well. The pictures are of the Gorilla, the Mandril and a Lemur. So enjoy these.

Fun at the Warriors' Expense

Here are a few funny pictures to help you all relive the disaster that was the Golden State Warriors 2005-2006 Season. Following the Pictures I will leave you with a top 10 that I took from the Realgm.com Warriors Message Boards, which explains the top 11, yes I said 11, reasons that the Warriors are better then sex. Enjoy.



TOP 10 REASONS WHY BASKETBALL IS BETTER THAN SEX (with added 11th)

11. YOU CAN WATCH IT ON TV WITHOUT FEELING GUILTY

10. BALL MOVEMENT IS KEY

9. YOU CAN SET IT UP OR GO FOR THE FASTBREAK

8. IF YOU NEED A BREAK, YOU CAN CALL A 20 SECOND TIMEOUT

7. THERE IS A COACH TELLING YOU WHEN TO "TAKE IT TO THE HOLE"

6. BEING DOUBLE-TEAMED IS COMMON

5. YOU CAN PASS IT OFF, SO YOUR BUDDY CAN SCORE

4. IF SCOUTS LIKE YOUR PERFORMANCE, YOU TURN PRO

3. YOU KNOW YOU ARE DONE WHEN THE HORN SOUNDS

2. YOU ALWAYS TRY TO SCORE WITHIN 24 SECONDS

1. THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEONE WITH A TOWEL TO CLEAN UP ANY WET SPOTS

Suns Defeated in Game 2

Well tonight the Suns couldn’t win game two against the Mavericks as they fell 105-98. The Mavericks didn’t fall into the Suns’ plans and slowed the game down more. Nowitzki had a spectacular game scoring 30 points, grabbing 14 rebounds and distributing 6 assists. Josh Howard was the other key contributor for the Mavericks scoring 29 points and grabbing 7 rebounds. The Suns were lead by Boris Diaw’s 25 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists and Nash’s 16 points and 11 assists. The Suns were hurt by the absence of Raja Bell due to a calf injury which could continue on longer. This is a tough blow as he is their top perimeter defender.

Request Denied

There was a request for a picture of a capybara from the trip to the zoo. Unfortunately the Capybaras were nowhere to be seen at the time in which I was viewing their habitat. I don’t think I just missed them because they are quite large, but unfortunately they may have been hiding in the back where we could not see them. Please feel free to leave further animal requests and I will do my best to fulfill them. I admit right away, most of the caged monkey pictures didn’t come out great, but if you are interested in seeing those I will still post them.

Trip to the Zoo

Well folks I went out to the San Francisco Zoo today with my girlfriend and we saw some amazing animals. I am just going to post two pictures, but if you are interested in seeing some more animals leave me some comments and I will post an animal of your chosing if it is available or I can post some others if you are interested.


The previous picture is the resident Bald Eagle that they have on exhibit, but the most impressive was watching the big cats during their feeding time. Amazing creatures and quite imposing. This is one of the tigers making its dead rabbit lunch look like a snack. What a sight.

Suns Take Game 1

So the Suns won the first game of the Western Conference finals today beating the Dallas Mavericks 121-118. This was a battle of stars who just happen to be best friends. Steve Nash had 27 points, 5 rebounds and 16 assists, while Dirk Nowitzki had 25 points, 19 rebounds and 2 assists. The difference in the game was Boris Diaw and Steve Nash hitting clutch shots while trailing with 2 minutes left to give them the lead in the end. It was great to watch.

Second Round Update

Tonight the Phoenix Suns beat the Los Angeles Clippers 127-107 in game 7. It was a fantastic game to watch and L.A. just couldn’t keep up with the Suns. Steve Nash ran wild again with 29 points and 11 assists. The Suns win the series 4-3.


Now I will update the rest of the second round of the playoffs. The second round of the playoffs actually saw 3 out of the 4 series go to 7 games, including the Phoenix series. In the other series that concluded tonight the Dallas Mavericks beat the defending Champion San Antonio Spurs in their game 7. So that sets up a Western Conference Finals series of the Phoenix Suns versus the Dallas Mavericks. So it should be a fun series to watch.


In the Eastern Conference the Miami Heat closes out the New Jersey Nets early winning the series 4-1. In the other series that completed yesterday the Detroit Pistons won their game 7 match-up against the surprising Cleveland Cavaliers.


Now I will analyze my predictions. I will have my prediction on the left of the match-up and the actual result on the right of the match-up.

Western Conference

(4-2) [1] San Antonio Spurs vs. [4] Dallas Mavericks (3-4)
(4-1) [2] Phoenix Suns vs. [6] Los Angeles Clippers (4-3)

Eastern Conference

(4-0)* [1] Detroit Pistons vs. [4] Cleveland Cavaliers (4-3)
(4-2) [2] Miami Heat vs. [3] New Jersey Nets (4-1)

* I picked the Washington Wizards to advance and not the Cavaliers so the prediction was for a different match-up.

So I picked 3 out of the 4 winners for this round of the playoffs. As we get closer to the Finals I am expecting perfection, ha ha.

Hear Me NOW!!!!

I would just like to inform everyone that the NBA Show Podcast that I was a guest on this past weekend is now available to download and listen too. It can be obtained by clicking on the link for “The NBA Show Podcast” on the right of this page. I hope you all enjoy the show and please leave me your feedback if you enjoyed it.


I also want to make a quick update on the Suns from yesterday. The Suns lost to the Clippers last night 106-118 in Los Angeles. This is forcing the Suns into their second game 7 of the playoffs. Hopefully their results are similar in that they win. They have two things going in their favor potentially. One is that they will be playing the deciding game once again in Phoenix and also, once again, they will be playing a team from Los Angeles. Granted this is a team that is much better then the previous L.A. team, but I believe they can still win it. Go Suns!!!

Opening the Rumor Mill

Ok you guys have been dying for a Warriors update and here is one… sort of. It has been rumored that Larry Brown, the head coach of the New York Knicks, may be getting bought out of his enormous contract after one disappointing year in New York. Why is this important? It is important because Larry Brown lives close to Warriors owner Chris Cohan in the Hamptons and they are friendly with each other. This could be the Warriors chance to finally have a REAL head coach. We wouldn’t have to deal with our ignorant schmuck of a coach Mike Montgomery. This is still far from happening, but if the Knicks really do buyout his contract the chances become a lot better.

Suns take 3-2 Series Lead

The Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Clippers played a dog fight tonight with the final result being a Suns 125-118 Double OT victory. At the end of the first OT it looked over with the Suns down 3 and less then 4 seconds left, but they hit a 3 to tie the game and send to 2OT. This gives the Suns a 3-2 series lead going into game 6 at Los Angeles. This has been a great series to watch and I am still expecting this to go to 7 games, but hopefully Suns win in 6 because they can’t be going through too many game 7’s in one playoffs.

Quick Suns Update

This is going to be real quick because I have some other things to take care. The Suns won game 3 a couple days back 94-91, but in game 4 today they lost 107-114. I may update this later with more detail, but maybe I won't either. Just keeping you updated with the goings on of the Suns.

The Godfather joins the Podcast Revolution... Sort of

Earlier tonight I was a guest on the NBA Show podcast on the Podcast Network. The link to their web page is on the right side of this page so feel free to click on that and download the show to listen too. According to Adam (one of the hosts as well as Steve and James), the show should be available to download on Monday night. I hope you take a listen and hear my brilliance. Ha ha ha ha. It was a fun experience and the guys were very easy going and great to talk with, and on top of that it involved basketball which is something I never seem to get enough of talking about. The reason that I was a guest on the show, for those who don’t know, is that I was a part of a fantasy basketball league that they started at the beginning of the season and at the end of the season I came out on top. But I would just like to say for those of you who enjoy basketball this is a very good podcast to listen too. The guys are very knowledgeable and they give their honest opinions unlike all the bias you get from the media. I recommend you take a listen and give them a chance, even if it is only the show that I am on that you listen too. I think you will like it. The episode I will be on is the NBA Show #30. Hopefully they will have me on again some time. It was a fun experience. Please feel free to leave me your comments about how I did and if you enjoyed it. ENJOY!!!

Suns Update

This the first time I am updating the Suns with a loss I believe. The Suns fell to the Clippers 122-97 tonight. This seams like it is going to be a series of high scoring games. It has been a fun series to watch so far though, so please check it out.

Playoff Predictions Update

Ok, with the first round of the playoffs completed and the second round underway, it is time to evaluate how my picks ended up. Let’s see how I did shall we. I will have my prediction on the left of the match-up and the actual result on the right of the match-up.

Western Conference

First Round
(4-1) [1] San Antonio Spurs vs. [8] Sacramento Kings (4-2)
(4-1) [2] Phoenix Suns vs. [7] Los Angeles Lakers (4-3)
(0-4) [3] Denver Nuggets vs. [6] Los Angeles Clippers (1-4)
(4-1) [4] Dallas Mavericks vs. [5] Memphis Grizzlies (4-0)

Eastern Conference

First Round
(4-0) [1] Detroit Pistons vs. [8] Milwaukee Bucks (4-1)
(4-0) [2] Miami Heat vs. [7] Chicago Bulls (4-2)
(4-3) [3] New Jersey Nets vs. [6] Indiana Pacers (4-2)
(3-4) [4] Cleveland Cavaliers vs. [5] Washington Wizards (4-2)

So, overall my predictions were solid. I picked 7 of the 8 winners and 5 of 8 of the series were correct or within one game. Hopefully, I am better in te second round.


I would also like to congratulate the Suns for coming from down 3-1 in the series to beat the Lakers and congratulate them on winning game one of the second round against the Clippers by a score of 130-121. Go Suns!!!

Suns destroy Lakers

Hallelujah!!!! The Suns beat the Los Angles Lakers last night in devastating fashion 121-90. The Lakers proved the kind of team they really were and the Suns proved who they were. Then it was almost poetic that today when they announced the league MVP it was Steve Nash and NOT Kobe Bryant like so many stupid Laker fans have been hoping for. This was Nash’s second MVP in as many years and he won by a considerable margin as he had 924 points and the runner up, LeBron James had 688. Kobe Bryant finished fourth. The Suns now move on to play the Los Angeles Clippers tomorrow.

Suns Update

The Phoenix Suns once again kept themselves from being eliminated from the playoffs as they beat the Lakers 126-118 in overtime tonight. It was a great battle once again and Steve Nash's 32 points and 13 assists won out over Kobe Bryant's 50 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Game 7 is shaping up to be a very good game and the Suns seem to have everything going their way with momentum from winning the past two games, Raja Bell returning from suspension and the home court. Make sure to tune in on Saturday to see what happens.

Playoff Update

I just finished watching the Suns versus Lakers game a few minutes ago. This was a must win for the Suns as they had found themselves down 3-1 in the series. Luckily they won convincingly and they will need to still win the last two games if they want to move on to the next round. This has been a battle of the two front runners for MVP (Nash and Bryant) and they have played well. I am still hoping that the Suns pull through because everyone knows how much I detest the Lakers. Go Suns!!!